Book Review: Mufti Rashīd Aḥmad Ludhyānwī’s Irshād al-Qārī ilā Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī

Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi, Irshad al-Qari ila Sahih al-Bukhari, Karachi: Maktabat al-Khalij, pp.436 By Maulana Zeeshan Chaudri  Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi (d.2002) was one of the senior Muftis in Pakistan during his life. He was born in Ludhiana in the year 1922 into a scholarly family. Ludhiana had been the location of many ‘ulama, famously beingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Mufti Rashīd Aḥmad Ludhyānwī’s Irshād al-Qārī ilā Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī”

Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him): A Critical Review

MERAJ MOHIUDDIN’S REVELATION: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM): A CRITICAL REVIEW Reviewed by Bilal Ali Ansari In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. Despite its relatively recent publication, Dr. Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) has quickly become one of the more popular, publicized,ContinueContinue reading “Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him): A Critical Review”

Kitāb al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn by Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī

كتاب الأربعين في أصول الدين ط. دار االمنهاج 1439\ 2017 تأليف: حجّة الإسلام الإمام أبي حامد محمد بن محمد بن محمد بن أحمد الغزالي الطوسي الطبراني الشافعي Image of the front cover. Imām Abu Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī needs no introduction to any Muslim. Popularly known by the title of ‘Ḥujjat al-Islām’ (the proof of Islām), ImāmContinueContinue reading “Kitāb al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn by Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī”

Lāmiʿ al-Darārī ʿalā Jāmiʿ al-Bukhārī

(Arabic commentary notes on Ṣaḥῑḥ al-Bukhāri from the lectures of Imām Rashῑd Aḥmad Gangohi, by his student, Mawlānā Muḥammad Yaḥya Kāndhlawi. Later edited, annotated and published by the latter’s son, Shaykh al-Ḥadῑth Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyya Kāndhlawi)  لامع الدراري على جامع البخاري وهي إفادات الإمام رشيد أحمد الجنجوهي (ت 1323) ، جمعها وقيدها الشيخ محمد يحيىContinueContinue reading “Lāmiʿ al-Darārī ʿalā Jāmiʿ al-Bukhārī”

Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ

Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (Urdu) Author: Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ (may Allah shower him with His mercy) (d. 1396/1976) Reviewer: Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islam Authored by one of the greatest masters of the Islamic sciences of the last century, and a magnificent spiritual master, Imam Mufti Muhammad Shafi’ (father of our masters, ‘Allamah Mufti Muhammad Taqi UsmaniContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ”

Reading List for Islamic Theology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Secularism, Metaphysics, and Other Issues

The following list was provided to us by our dear friend, Shaykh Omar Qureshi, after my request for a list of suggested readings for students of theology interesting in furthering their understanding of Atheism and Evolution. Reading list for Islamic Theology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Secularism, Metaphysics, and Other Issues (Updated on 5/10/18) Anderson, Ryan T. 2018. When HarryContinueContinue reading “Reading List for Islamic Theology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Secularism, Metaphysics, and Other Issues”